San Francisco judge drops circumcision ban from ballot

Yes, that’s San Francisco and this is Houston, but the attempt to ban circumcision in the California city prompted a lot of debate about the procedure here at MomHouston.

So I bring you this update: A judge has struck the proposed ban from the city’s ballot in November.

A petition on the ban was circulated and earlier this year successfully garnered the required number of signatures to be placed on the ballot. If it had been voted on and passed, it would have made snipping the foreskin of a child a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and jail time for a year. Supporters of the ban called circumcision not medically necessary in most cases.

Jewish and Muslim religious groups joined together to fight the ban, saying it violated state law that prevents local governments from regulating health care professionals, according to msnbc.com.